Memory

Preface About the Author SECTION 1 * MEMORY AND PROCESSES OF MEMORY Chapter 1 * Introduction to the Study of Memory The Science of Memory The History of Memory Research Methods of Studying Memory Memory Measures Culture and Memory Improving Memory Efficiency Themes for the Book Summary Key Terms Review Questions Online Resources Chapter 2 * Neuroscience of Memory Old Questions, New Answers Brain and Memory The Neuron Structures of the Human Brain Interim Summary and Quiz Methods of Cognitive Neuroscience Neuropsychology: Memory Deficits and Amnesia Chemical Enhancement of Memory Olfaction, Memory, and the Brain Genetic Approaches Case Example: The Neuroscience of Face Memory Summary Key Terms Review Questions Online Resources Chapter 3 * Working Memory What Is Working Memory? Some Terminological Clarifications Sensory Memory Working Memory Capacity Memory Span Tasks The Duration of Information in Working Memory The Serial Position Curve and Its Implication for Working Memory Section Summary and Quiz The Working Memory Model of Baddeley Working Memory Systems Section Summary and Quiz Working Memory and the Brain Applications of Working Memory Summary Key Terms Review Questions Online Resources Chapter 4 * Episodic Memory Evidence for the Episodic/Semantic Distinction Memory Processes: Encoding, Representation, and Retrieval Section Summary and Quiz Memory Processes: Encoding, Representation, and Retrieval Directed Forgetting Summary Key Terms Review Questions Online Resources Chapter 5 * Semantic Memory Associative Structures in Semantic Memory Semantic Priming and Lexical Decision Tasks Sentence Verification Tasks Bilingual Representation Section Summary and Quiz Concepts and Categories Schemas and Scripts Section Summary and Quiz Representation and Imagery Photographic Memory: Reality or Fantasy? Cognitive Maps Section Summary and Quiz Language, Lexical Memory, and Semantic Memory Section Summary and Quiz Key Terms Review Questions Online Resources SECTION 2 * ADVANCED TOPICS IN MEMORY Chapter 6 * Autobiographical Memory Conway's Theory of Representation in Autobiographical Memory Section Summary and Quiz Childhood Amnesia Flashbulb Memories Collaborative Memory Section Summary and Quiz Diary Studies and Autobiographical Memory The Cue-Word Technique for Eliciting Autobiographical Memories and the Reminiscence Bump Aspects of Autobiographical Memory The Neuroscience of Autobiographical Memory Key Terms Review Questions Online Resources Chapter 7 * False Memory Correspondence, Accuracy, and Amount Source Monitoring Methods of Studying False Memory Hypnosis and Memory Section Summary and Quiz Recovered Memories: The Reality of Repression Section Summary and Quiz Summary Key Terms Review Questions Online Resources Chapter 8 * Prospective Memory and Metamemory Prospective Memory Section Summary and Quiz Metamemory What Is Metamemory? Theories of Metamemory Section Summary and Quiz Types of Judgments Section Summary and Quiz Control Processes in Metamemory Other Kinds of Metamemory Summary Key Terms Review Questions Online Resources Chapter 9 * Memory and Development Memory in Children Memory in Infancy Section Summary and Quiz Memory in Early Childhood Section Summary and Quiz Memory in Older Children Metamemory in Children Summary Memory in Older Adults Theories of Aging and Memory Section Summary and Quiz Age-Related Changes in Working Memory Semantic Memory Episodic Memory Section Summary and Quiz Metamemory in Older Adults Use It or Lose It: Maintaining Memory Ability in Older Adults Mnemonic Tips for Older Adults The Neuroscience of Memory and Aging Summary Key Terms Review Questions Online Resources SECTION 3 * APPLICATIONS OF MEMORY RESEARCH Chapter 10 * Brain-Based Amnesia and Alzheimer's Disease What Is Amnesia? Case Studies of Amnesia Anterograde Amnesia Section Summary and Quiz Retrograde Amnesia Frontal Syndrome Transient Global Amnesia Short-Term Memory Amnesia Reduplicative Paramnesia and Capgras Syndrome Section Summary and Quiz Alzheimer's Disease Memory Rehabilitation Summary Key Terms Review Questions Online Resources Chapter 11 * Memory and Clinical Disorders Psychogenic Amnesia Section Summary and Quiz Memory in Schizophrenia Memory and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Memory in Autism Section Summary and Quiz Key Terms Review Questions Online Resources Chapter 12 * Applications 1: Legal Psychology Applications of Memory Research to Legal Psychology Eyewitness Memory Effects of Wording on Memory of an Accident The Misinformation Effect Section Summary and Quiz Children's Eyewitness Memory Section Summary and Quiz Simultaneous and Sequential Lineups in Eyewitness Memory The Cognitive Interview: More Information Without Suggestion Section Summary and Quiz Summary Key Terms Review Questions Online Resources Chapter 13 * Applications 2: Memory Improvement and Learning Efficiency 1. Process for Meaning 2. Engage in Retrieval Practice Section Summary and Quiz 3. Use Metamemory 4. Distribute Your Practice Section Summary and Quiz Visual Mnemonics Myths and Methods to Avoid Mnemonists Summary Key Terms Review Questions Online Resources Glossary References Author Index Subject Index